Curling-iron



(No Model) D. BARRETT. GURLING IRON.

No. 514,430. Patented Feb. 6, 1894.

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DOMINICK BARRETT, OF MAYVVOOD, ILLINOIS.

G URLING-IRON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 514,430, dated February 6, 1894.

Application filed March 13, 1893. Serial li o. 466,695. (No model.)

devices, which are employed for curling the.

hair; and it consists in certain peculiarities of the construction, novel arrangement, and operation of the parts thereof, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth and specifically claimed.

The objects of my invention are first, to

provide a curling-iron, which shall be simple and inexpensive in construction, strong and durable, yet effective in operation; and second, such a device which will be self-heating, and the ignited wick of which can be readily extinguished, when not in use.

In order to enable others skilled in the art, to which my invention pertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe it, referring to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1, is a perspective view of my invention. Fig. 2, is a longitudinal sectional view thereof. Fig. 3, is a longitudinal sectional view of a portion of the curling tube, showing the method of removing the wick therefrom; and Fig. at, is an enlarged detail end view of the removable end-piece.

Similar letters refer to like parts throughout the different views of the drawings.

A, represents the body ormain piece, and is preferably cylindrical in form as shown in the drawings, and is provided with a hollow or bore a, extending longitudinally through its center.

To one end of the piece or body A, is secured in any suitable manner a pneumatic bulb or bellows B, which is preferably constructed of rubber, and is usually provided with a tubular piece E, which piece is screw-threaded and adapted to engage with screw-threads in the bore a, as is clearly shown in Fig. 2, of the drawings. To the opposite end of the main piece A, is secured in any suitable manner a tube D, which is made of metal or other suitable material, and of proper length and sufficient size to receive awick F, which may be made of any desirable combustible material, but preferably of a tinder-like substance or porous or fibrous material.

Within the free end of the tube D, is fitted an end-piece O, the inner portion of which is provided with longitudinal corrugations c, in order to admit a draft of air to the wick through the tube.

To the main piece or body A, is pivotally secured or fulcrumed a thumb-lever G, which extends longitudinally and parallel with the tube D, and when in its normal position lies closely thereto, and is provided at its inner end with a thumb-piece g, and near said end, with a spring h, which spring is adapted to retain the said lever in its normal position, as shown in Figs. 1, and 2, but will yield slightlyand allow it to be raised from the tube D, when pressed upon with the thumb, at the point g, thus enabling the operator to place a portion of the tress of hair between the tube D, and the lever G, where it will be retained when the thumb is removed from the thumbpiece by reason of the action of the spring.

In order to prevent the heat being imparted to the hand from the main piece or body A, I may provide the same with a covering a, of felt or some suitable non-'heat-oonducting in aterial.

The end-piece C, may beused for ejecting the wick F, as is shown in Fig. 3, in which operation the tube D, is removed from the main-piece A, when the end-piece C, may be placed within its hollow and will serve to push the wick therefrom, as is clearly illustrated in said figure.

The operation of my device is simple and as follows: When it is desired to use the iron, the piece O,is removed from the free end of the tube D, and a match or taper is lighted and held tosaid end, when by pressing upon the bulb and then releasing the same, a draft of air will be drawn thereby through the tube Dfwhich will cause the wick to become ig nit-ed from the burning match or taper, and

' by repeating the operation of squeezing and releasing the bulb, will be caused to burn.

either rapidly or slowly as desired, and to impart heat to the tube D, which is made of thin sheet metal, in order thatit will easily beat. The consumption of the wickmay also be regulated by replacing the piece 0, within the s free end of thetube D, when the corrugations a, will admit a smaller amount of air. -When it is desired toextinguish the Wick, the piece 0, may be removed endthe thumb or finger placed over the free end of thetube D, which action will exclude air therefrcm, and, of course will extinguishthe fire or flame.

, 7 Instead of constructing the tube D, and

piece A, of separate pieces as above described, I may sometimesuse one piece only, in which i construction the lever G, and bulb B, may be attached thereto as before described or in any suitable way.

' Havingthus fully described my invention, what I cleimas new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-' o As an improved article of manufacture, a 20 curlingiron consisting of 2, tubes Vwick' adapted to fit in the same, acpneumatic bulb attached to one end of said tube, anda spring:

, actuated-leverconnected thereto, and e mov I able-end-piece having corrugations, adapted 2 5 to fit in the free end of the tube, substantially as described.

DOMINIOK BARRETT.

\"Vitnesses:

I JAMES DRISOOLL, OHAs. O. TILLMAN. 

